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Borrowings
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Borrowings  
Borrowings
10. Borrowings

Borrowings at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (In thousands)  

Revolving Facility

   $ 374,222       $ —     

Credit Facility

     —           27,842   

Term Loan

     82,000         90,000   

2.58% Senior Euro Notes

     116,559         107,341   

4.5% Senior Notes

     298,490         298,427   

Other borrowings

     6,866         4,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     878,137         527,895   

Less current portion

     85,020         119,445   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term borrowings

   $ 793,117       $ 408,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On June 27, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") along with certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers (the "Borrowers"), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and an issuer of letters of credit, with other lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement replaces the Company's previous $600.0 million credit facility, which was due to expire in December 2011.

 

The Credit Agreement consists of a revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $700.0 million with a final maturity date of June 27, 2016. The maturity date may be extended under certain conditions for an additional one-year term prior to the second anniversary of the initial closing date of June 27, 2011. Up to $75.0 million of the Revolving Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit. Additionally, up to $25.0 million of the Revolving Facility is available to the Company for swing line loans, available on a same-day basis.

Proceeds of the Revolving Facility are available for use by the Borrowers for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company may request increases in the lending commitments under the Credit Agreement, but the aggregate lending commitments may not exceed $950.0 million. The Company has the right, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, to designate certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers under the Credit Agreement. In connection with any such designation, the Company is required to guarantee the obligations of any such subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement. As of the agreement date, Fluid Management Europe B.V., ("FME") and IDEX UK Ltd. ("IDEX UK") were approved by the lenders as designated borrowers. At June 30, 2011, FME had no borrowings under the Revolving Facility, while IDEX UK's borrowings under the Revolving Facility were £12.0 million ($19.2 million). As IDEX UK's borrowings under the Revolving Facility are British Pound denominated and the cash flows that will be used to make payments of principal and interest are predominately generated in British Pounds, the Company does not anticipate any significant foreign exchange gains or losses in servicing this debt.

Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest, at either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is based on the Company's senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from .875% to 1.70%. Based on the Company's credit rating at June 30, 2011, the applicable margin was 1.05%. Interest is payable (a) in the case of base rate loans, quarterly, and (b) in the case of LIBOR rate loans, on the maturity date of the borrowing, or quarterly from the effective date for borrowings exceeding three months. An annual Revolving Facility fee, also based on the Company's credit rating, is currently 20 basis points and is payable quarterly.

The Credit Agreement requires payment to the lenders of a facility fee based upon (a) the amount of the lenders' commitments under the Revolving Facility from time to time and (b) the applicable corporate credit ratings of the Company. Voluntary prepayments of any loans and voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the Revolving Facility are permissible without penalty, subject to break funding payments and minimum notice and minimum reduction amount requirements.

The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that the Company believes are usual and customary for senior unsecured credit agreements, including a financial covenant requiring the maintenance of a 3.25 to 1.0 or lower leverage ratio, which is the ratio of the Company's consolidated total debt to its consolidated EBITDA, each as defined in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default (subject to grace periods, as appropriate) including among others: nonpayment of principal, interest or fees; breach of the representations or warranties in any material respect; breach of the financial, affirmative or negative covenants; payment default on, or acceleration of, other material indebtedness; bankruptcy or insolvency; material judgments entered against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; certain specified events under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; certain changes in control of the Company; and the invalidity or unenforceability of the Credit Agreement or other documents associated with the Credit Agreement.

At June 30, 2011, there was $374.2 million outstanding under the Credit Agreement and outstanding letters of credit totaled approximately $7.0 million. The net available borrowing under the Revolving Facility at June 30, 2011, was approximately $318.8 million.

On April 18, 2008, the Company completed a $100.0 million unsecured senior bank term loan agreement ("Term Loan"), with covenants consistent with its credit facility and a maturity on December 21, 2011. At June 30, 2011, there was $82.0 million outstanding under the Term Loan, which was included within the current portion of long-term debt. Interest under the Term Loan is based on the bank agent's reference rate or LIBOR plus an applicable margin and is payable at the end of the selected interest period, but at least quarterly. The applicable margin is based on the Company's senior, unsecured, long-term debt rating and can range from 45 to 100 basis points. Based on the Company's current debt rating, the applicable margin is 80 basis points.

The Company currently maintains an interest rate exchange agreement related to the Term Loan which expires in December 2011. This interest rate exchange agreement has a current notional amount of $82.0 million and effectively converts $100.0 million of floating-rate debt into fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 4.00%. The fixed rate is comprised of the fixed rate on the interest rate exchange agreement and the Company's current margin of 80 basis points on the Term Loan.

On June 9, 2010, the Company completed a private placement of €81.0 million ($96.8 million) aggregate principal amount of 2.58% Series 2010 Senior Euro Notes due June 9, 2015 ("2.58% Senior Euro Notes") pursuant to a Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 9, 2010 (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of additional series of notes in the future, provided that the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the agreement at any time does not exceed $750.0 million. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.58% per annum and will mature on June 9, 2015. The 2.58% Senior Euro Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company's other senior debt. The Company may at any time prepay all or any portion of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes; provided that any such portion is greater than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding under the Purchase Agreement. In the event of a prepayment, the Company will pay an amount equal to par plus accrued interest plus a make-whole premium. The Purchase Agreement contains certain covenants that restrict the Company's ability to, among other things, transfer or sell assets, create liens and engage in certain mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company must comply with a leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding 2.58% Senior Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. In the case of payment events of defaults, any holder of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes affected thereby may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes held by it due and payable immediately. In the case of any other event of default, a majority of the holders of the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes may declare all the 2.58% Senior Euro Notes to be due and payable immediately. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the private placement to pay down existing debt outstanding under its credit facility that had previously been denominated in Euros, with the remainder being available for ongoing business activities.

On December 6, 2010, the Company completed a public offering of $300.0 million 4.5% senior notes due December 15, 2020 ("4.5% Senior Notes"). The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $295.7 million, after deducting the $1.6 million issuance discount, the $1.9 million underwriting commission and estimated offering expenses of approximately $0.8 million, were used to repay $250.0 million of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Facility. The balance of the net proceeds was used for general corporate purposes. The 4.5% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per annum, which is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, beginning June 15, 2011. The Company may redeem all or part of the 4.5% Senior Notes at any time prior to maturity at the redemption prices set forth in the Note Indenture ("Indenture") governing the 4.5% Senior Notes. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The Indenture and 4.5% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit the Company's ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company's assets. The terms of the 4.5% Senior Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase 4.5% Senior Notes upon a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

On April 15, 2010, the Company entered into a forward starting interest rate contract with a notional amount of $300.0 million with a settlement date in December 2010. This contract was entered into in anticipation of the issuance of the 4.5% Senior Notes and was designed to lock in the market interest rate as of April 15, 2010. The Company settled this interest rate contract in December 2010, resulting in a $31.0 million payment. The $31.0 million is being amortized into interest expense over the 10 year term of the 4.5% Senior Notes, which results in an effective interest rate of 5.8%.

There are two key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility, Term Loan, and 2.58% Senior Euro Notes. There are no financial covenants relating to the 4.5% Senior Notes. The most restrictive financial covenants under these debt instruments require a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1. At June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants.